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ATF Provides Small Arms Trafficking Training for Mexican Officers
On Sept. 8-12, 2008, ATF held a small arms trafficking class for about 40 officers from agencies of the Mexican government, including the Procuraduria General de la Republica de Mexico (the PGR, the equivalent of the U.S. Office of the Attorney General), the Secretariat de Seguridad Publica (the federal police force, the uniformed and investigative branch of the PGR), the army and the navy.
From the Archives: The Badges Tell the Story
Congress created the Office of Internal Revenue within the Department of the Treasury (1862) specifically to collect taxes, including highly lucrative tariffs on imported distilled spirits and tobacco products. By 1863, because tax evasion and organized crime activities had become so widespread, Congress authorized the hiring of three detectives to investigate and prosecute (alcohol) tax evaders.
From the Archives: The Mysterious Disappearance of Ray Sutton
On Aug. 27, 1930, Federal Prohibition Agent Ray Sutton filed his routine daily report from his post of duty, Clayton, N.M., to the deputy Prohibition administrator of the Albuquerque, N.M., Office. That would be the last report he ever filed.
From the Archives: A National Treasure Rediscovered
Sometime in the mid-1970s, while Director Rex Davis was standing up ATF as an independent bureau, Public Information Officer Howard Criswell, Jr., presented him with an important document for ATF’s upcoming Bicentennial exhibit. Criswell had successfully bid on the document at an auction in New York City.
Firearms
- Federal Firearms Licensing Center Moves to Martinsburg, West Virginia
- Firearms Trace Data Reports
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Factsheets:
- FFL Compliance Inspections
- Decline in the Number of Federal Firearms Licenses
- Federal Firearms License Revocation Process
SW Border Initiative: Project Gunrunner
- ATF Provides Small Arms Trafficking Training for Mexican Officers
- ATF P 3317.6 - Project Gunrunner: The Southwest Border Initiative (5/08)
- Formal Declaration Between U.S., Mexico Governors To Use ATF Project Gunrunner, eTrace Investigative Tool
- ATF Expands Efforts to Combat Illegal Flow of Firearms Into Mexico
- Fact Sheet: Project Gunrunner
Arson & Explosives Investigations
Gangs
- Fact Sheet: DOJ Comprehensive Efforts To Fight Gang Violence 6/24/08
- Fact Sheet: Department Of Justice Comprehensive Efforts To Fight Gang Violence 03/28/08
- Fact Sheet: The National Gang Intelligence Center And The National Gang Targeting, Enforcement And Coordination Center
- Fact Sheet: Department of Justice Efforts to Stop Gang Violence in America’s Communities
- Gang Activity Case Examples
- 2005 National Gang Threat Assessment
Breaking News
ATF Headquarters: Open Letter to All Federal Firearms Licensees
Philadelphia Field Division: State Police, ATF Make Arrest in Franklin County Gun Store Burglary; 1 Adult and 1 Juvenile Still Sought
Philadelphia Field Division: ATF Offers $5,000 Reward in Franklin County Gun Store Burglary
New York Field Division: ATF Names New Special Agent in Charge For New York – Ron Turk to Lead the Fight Against Violent Crime
ATF Headquarters: Notice to All Federal Firearms Licensees Regarding ATF Form 4473 Shortage
ATF in Action
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Firearms Industry News
- Don't Lie Customer Post Card (English version)
- Don't Lie Poster (Spanish version)
- Don't Lie Counter Mat (Spanish version)
- Don't Lie Customer Poster Card (Spanish version)
- Open Letter to All Federal Firearms Licensees - 1/12/09
- Notice to All Federal Firearms Licensees Regarding ATF Form 4473 Shortage - 1/06/09
- Firearms Curios or Relics List - January 2008 through December 2008 Update - 1/05/09
- Department of Justice, Unified Agenda, Fall 2008 - 12/08/08
Explosives Industry News
- Notice 28N - Commerce in Explosives: List of Explosive Materials - 1/02/09
- Department of Justice, Unified Agenda, Fall 2008 - 12/08/08